| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2985 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1976 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1643 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 815 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 776 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 774 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 774 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 744 |
| Registration plate issues | 452 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 348 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 319 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 262 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 256 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 248 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 232 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 216 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 206 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 197 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 187 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 164 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 157 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 146 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 145 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 142 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 131 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 105 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 103 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 100 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 97 |
| Rear brake binding | 97 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 96 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 95 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 92 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 91 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 86 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Windscreen has damage | 65 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 64 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 64 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 51 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |